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The end of the world is nigh, says Bob Geldof
2013-10-06 09:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: We could have less than 17 years to live - thanks to climate change, Bob Geldof has warned. The 61-year-old Live Aid founder told young people at a conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, that there will be 'a mass extinction event` and admitted his generation had let down today`s youth. Speaking to delegates from 189 countries, the former Boomtown Rats singer said 'we may not get to 2030' and warned: 'The next war will not be a World War One or a World War Two - it will be the end.` Warning:...
Old King Coal: the end is nigh
2013-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Cental Western Daily: THINGS are happening that will see the end of Old King Coal. He is a luxury we can no longer afford. A recent report titled The Critical Decade 2013-Climate Change Science, Risks and Responses states that Australias fossil fuel industries, including of course coal, should be phased out because of their contribution to climate change. The report recommends that if Australia is to pull its weight in combating climate change, most of its coal reserves will have to be left in the ground. Australia...
The Smartwatch's Time May Be Nigh
2013-04-15 20:43:21| TechNewsWorld
There's a smartwatch-athon in the making. Apple is working on one, according to rumors that seemed to gel earlier this year. Samsung has taken the lid off its plans, though no specifics have been announced, and LG is rumored to be building one too. Kickstarter phenom Pebble began shipping its smartwatch several weeks ago, and on Monday rumors began circulating that Microsoft was also looking to produce a wearable timepiece.